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OUR CLASS BLOGS [|Social Media 3o Blog] [|Social Media 3b Blog] [|Our Web Tool Box] This blog will consist of tools that students find and want to share. [|Social Media 3o Agenda] media type="custom" key="6801335" width="80" height="80" align="right" [|Social Media 3b Agenda] [|Mrs. James Web Tool Box]

**One can never get enough out of the internet. It is full of helpful and very useful tools. The only downside is that you can** // **never** // **be aware of all the great tools that are out there. Our goal of our Social Media course is to create a blog to share our collection of useful tools from around the Internet. We will be posting many different tools, ranging from different categories and uses. Our collection is always expanding and we look forward to sharing them with you. With each tool we share, we will include commentary sharing our own experiences with that tool, some reviews, and a quick run-down of the ease of use and overall effectiveness of the tool. Have fun exploring!** **Use responsibily**

It is truly amazing with how many web application tools are available on the Internet. And the best part about it is that they are FREE! These free tools range from email, presentation, photo sharing, calendaring, to social networking sites. With so many tools on the Internet - it can also be overwhelming. It is so very hard to determine which tools to share with students. The focus of this course will to first teach students about blogging utilizing blogger - getting the students to feel comfortable with the features and how to use them effectively. Students will also learn about utilizing a wiki on wikispaces. Students will utilize their blogs and wikispaces to document the tools that they are learning about in class. Students will not only learn about educational sites but sites that are fun! For example creating talking messages. After students master blogging and wiki edits - we will move to social bookmarking which will helps students stay organized with their favorite websites and the websites learned in this course The Networked Student Processes and Tools: Taking Control and Responsibility for Learning - Wendy Drexler 2010

Navigate - learn your way around - comfortable navigating

use them efficiently and effectively Teaching the students how to embed code into the wiki and blog, confirming accounts, signing up for accounts

Learning and Practicing Digital Literacy Learning and Practicing Digital Responsibility Synthesizing and Creating Collaborating and Socializing Organizing content Sharing

A goal of the course is to teach students how to effectively and safely utilize the tools that are available on the Internet. Students have no idea what is out there!

The idea of the course is for students to share their tools with others – reflect upon the tool and show examples on the blogs and wikis. Also to incorporate the tools they are learning about in their school and personal lives.

Students will eventually be required to demonstrate the tools to others outside of class and share this with the rest of the class.

Began with teaching: Blogging (Blogger) and Wikis (Wikispaces)

Features of each – then will explore tools where they treat it as a sharing, reflecting, and learning tool.

Adding gadgets on blog Adding widgets on wiki Embedding HTML Creating Links

I am an avid fan of the internet, and I use it for many things in life such as managing tasks, goals, projects, and for other things such as online webinars and planning events.

One can never get enough out of the internet. It is full of helpful and very useful tools. The only downside is that you can //never// be aware of all the great tools that are out there. Our goal of our Social Media course is to create a blog to share our collection of useful tools from around the internet.

We will be posting many different tools, ranging from different categories and uses.

Our collection is always expanding and we look forward to sharing them with you.

With each tool we share, we will include commentary sharing our own experiences with that tool, some reviews, and a quick run-down of the ease of use and overall effectiveness of the tool.

There are a wide variety of web based application tools available; tools which enable the student to do everything from collaborating on documents, editing photos, creating online slide shows, and sharing bookmarks. It is critical that students are keeping up with the speed of innovation and maintaining a familiarity with the most recent web tools and capabilities. The Internet has changed how information is created. Today, Internet users are not only the audience, but also the authors of content found on the Internet. This course is designed to help students understand and effectively use a variety of web based application technologies.

Social media consists of web applications that allow user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites including MySpace, Twitter or Facebook and other sites that are centered on user interaction. Social media can take many different forms, including Internet forums, weblogs, social networking, wikis, podcasts, and social bookmarking. Through social media technologies, students can create blogs, share documents, create presentations, edit and share pictures and video, send email and instant messages, participate in video conferencing as well as share music, to name only a few. Students enrolled in this course will communicate, compose, collaborate, create and contribute to Internet websites by utilizing the tools available online.

It is important that students are aware of these sites as well as are using them safely and effectively.

This course is designed to help students understand and effectively use a variety of "web 2.0" technologies including blogs, RSS, wikis, social bookmarking tools, photo sharing tools, mapping tools, audio and video podcasts, and screencasts. Students will be exploring various web tool applications of which they can utilize to enhance their learning and social experiences. Students will be learning and practicing digital literacy and responsibility, collaborating, creating, socializing, and organizing content, while practicing internet safety. This blog will be utilized to share the tools we explore in our class. Please visit the student's reflection blogs to see what they are learning and creating! Have fun exploring!

We can utilize these tools to enhance our personal lives, education and tools we can utilize for just plain entertainment. The focus of this course is to find free web based tools that students and teachers can utilize to improve their teaching and learning experiences. Students will also share their knowledge of these web tools outside the school environment, with their co-workers, employers and family members.

I believe that when used correctly, technology has the power to improve student engagement and student achievement. Throughout this course, students and I will work together to find tools and share them with one another and others by posting them to our Wikis and blog sites. Students will share their favorite tool find on our Favorite Tools blog page.

This class will focus on showing students how to choose the right tool and to use these tools safely and efficiently. Students will explore the web to find tools to share with one another to help us cover more web based tools. We will compile a list of web tools and organize them into categories to make them easier for us to find in the future and for our visitors.

Social Media Students will be - **Learning and Practicing Digital Literacy** by evaluating resources, searching and viewing text, video and audio, dealing with technology

using technology properly communicating respectfully avoiding inappropriate content
 * Learning and Practicing Digital Responsibility**

reflecting producing content
 * Synthesizing and Creating**

Digital Posters Audio Video Text/Writing
 * Presentation tools**

communicating questioning debating
 * Collaborating and Socializing**

Social Networks Mobile Texting Microblogging Instant Messaging
 * Video Conferencing**

tagging efficient retrieval managing multiple user accounts notetaking
 * Organizing content**

Social Bookmarking Web Clipping Tools Widgets and Personal Pages





OUR CLASS BLOGS [|Social Media 3o Blog] [|Social Media 3b Blog] [|Our Web Tool Box] This blog will consist of tools that students find and want to share. [|Social Media 3o Agenda] [|Social Media 3b Agenda]

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